300+ professional English words across every work category — with pronunciation, meaning, a workplace example, and Arabic + Kurdish translations.
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grievance
GREE-vans · noun
A formal complaint about unfair treatment at work.
“She filed a grievance with HR about the incident.”
code of conduct
kohd uv KON-dukt · noun
The official rules for how employees should behave.
“All staff must follow the company's code of conduct.”
job security
job si-KYOOR-i-tee · noun
The likelihood of keeping your job over time.
“A permanent contract offers more job security.”
layoff
LAY-off · noun
Losing your job because a company reduces staff, not due to performance.
“The company announced layoffs due to budget cuts.”
severance
SEV-er-ans · noun
Money paid to an employee when their job ends.
“The severance package includes two months' pay.”
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shipment
SHIP-ment · noun
A batch of goods sent to a destination.
“The shipment is expected to arrive on Thursday.”
💬 Track the shipment online.
freight
frayt · noun
Goods transported by truck, ship, train, or plane.
“Freight costs have gone up this year.”
💬 We pay for freight separately.
warehouse
WAIR-hows · noun
A large building used to store goods.
“The goods are stored in our main warehouse.”
💬 Send it straight to the warehouse.
distribution
dis-tri-BYOO-shun · noun
Delivering goods to different locations or customers.
“Distribution to regional stores starts Monday.”
💬 Our distribution network covers the whole region.
tracking number
TRAK-ing NUM-ber · noun
A code used to follow a shipment's location.
“Use this tracking number to check your delivery.”
💬 I'll send you the tracking number.
customs clearance
KUS-tumz KLEER-ans · noun
Official approval for goods to cross a border.
“The shipment is waiting for customs clearance.”
💬 Customs clearance can take a few days.
delivery note
di-LIV-er-ee noht · noun
A document listing the goods included in a delivery.
“Please sign the delivery note when the goods arrive.”
💬 Check the delivery note against the order.
backorder
BAK-or-der · noun/verb
An order that can't be filled yet because of low stock.
“That item is on backorder until next month.”
💬 It's on backorder — sorry for the delay.
dispatch
dis-PACH · verb/noun
To send goods out for delivery.
“We dispatch orders within 24 hours.”
💬 The order was dispatched this morning.